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Anatomy of a postcard
PASCACK VALLEY—Happy New Year, Pascack Valley! As we trade our 2023 calendars for hot-off-the-press 2024 versions, let’s take a look at a unique piece of ephemera from the collection of […]
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A bird’s-eye view, 110 years ago
ENGLEWOOD—An aerial photo of Englewood provides a glimpse into how the city looked on a winter’s day back in 1914. The road running through this picture, at right, is Palisade […]
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Happy New Year, old style: ‘Timely’ report by PHS founder John C. Storms
PASCACK VALLEY—This article was written by Pascack Historical Society founder John C. Storms in 1950. Storms, a local historian, was born in Park Ridge in 1869. As an adult he […]
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Spotlight on the valley’s oldest church
PARK RIDGE—More than 200 years’ worth of Christmases have been celebrated at the Pascack Reformed Church, the earliest church in the Pascack Valley. It is hard to imagine what this […]
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A dreamy night at Westwood High
WESTWOOD—Deck the halls of Westwood High School: it was time for the social event of the season. The gymnasium was teeming with tinsel, stars, and evergreen garland when the photographs […]
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Walking ‘Borroughs Way’ in a grateful Westwood
Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo writes, of a special occasion… Westwood resident Robert Burroughs has spent a lifetime in service to his community. The borough has honored him with a pathway […]
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Where all are welcome: Pascack Historical Society celebrates its home’s 150th
PARK RIDGE—During one of your visits to the Pascack Historical Society’s museum in Park Ridge, you might have heard one of their volunteers refer to the building as their biggest […]
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Nostalgic for Nostalgia Night: Pascack Theater went all in on ‘Casablanca’
WESTWOOD—The Pascack Valley went back in time in November 1981—and they didn’t even need a DeLorean to do it. Sneakers were swapped for saddle shoes and acid-washed jeans jackets gave […]
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Gathering at the Grange
WOODCLIFF LAKE—As we prepare for our Thanksgiving travels to be with family and friends, or we ready our homes for the arrival of guests, here is a look back at […]
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A hero’s homecoming: Hillsdale turns out for local son Frank Hill
HILLSDALE—Eighty years ago, in November 1943, thousands of Hillsdale residents gathered for a jubilant patriotic celebration—the biggest the town had ever seen. A hero was coming home. It was reason […]